Ohio ballot board approves second medical marijuana amendment
The Ohio Ballot Board unanimously approved the format of a medical marijuana and hemp constitutional amendment today, clearing the way for backers to gather signatures to put the issue on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Supporters of the Medicinal Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Amendment must now gather 305,591 valid signatures of registered votes from at least 44 of the 88 Ohio counties.
It is the second medical marijuana issues cleared to try to get on the ballot. An medical-marijuana-only issue backed by the Marijuana Policy Project, a national advocacy organization, was approved by the board two weeks ago. Neither issue includes marijuana for recreational purposes.
The two ballot issues may compete with medical marijuana legislation unveiled Wednesday by Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, R-Clarksville, and other Republican and Democratic lawmakers. The proposal, which must undergo public hearings in both the House and Senate, allows for medical marijuana edibles, patches, plant material...
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